First Win of the Season For UNBC Women’s Basketball Team

Nov 11, 2017 | 8:04 AM

The University of Northern British Columbia’s Women’s basketball team picked a great time to earn its first win of the season, defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 75-65, Friday November 10th at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

The first two quarters was nearly identical from both teams in this battle with a score of 31 – 33 in favour of the UBC Thunderbirds. 

A strong start in the third quarter for UBC led to a 13-3 run, giving the T-Birds an eight pont advantage. That did not deter UNBC’s Madison Landry, who led the UNBC Timberwolves with 23 points in the first three quarters.

 A 16-4 run for the home side to finish the third quarter had saw UBC’s lead shrink to three, 56-53.

The two teams will clash again tonight, tipoff scheduled for 5 PM.

 

On the Men’s Side –

The University of British Columbia’s Men’s basketball team used a big third quarter to pull away from the UNBC Timberwolves, en route to a 100-85 win, at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

The first quarter was evenly matched, with the T-Birds edging the Timberwolves 27-21 through ten minutes.

The Thunderbirds started to use their length advantage in the second quarter. Big men Connor Morgan, Grant Shepard, and Luka Zaharijevic muscled the ball inside, and helped UBC double their lead by halftime, 50-38.  

Quarter three saw more offensive efficiency from the visitors, outscoring the Timberwolves 34-21. Vaggelis Loukas was UNBC’s best player, battling for 20 points in 25 games on the day.

A rematch is set for tonight at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.

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